[Survival in heat (author's transl)].
The clinical characteristics of heat effect are presented in detail, the significance of risk factors emphasized. The demands on an optimal system for treatment of heat are discussed. Medical measures include cooling, treatment for shock, supply of water and salt, controlling acidosis, treatment of coagulation disorders. Preventive measures are acclimatization, hygienic measures in working surroundings, clothing and diet.
D000064:Acclimatization; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005392:First Aid; D006359:Heat Exhaustion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk
Uberleben in der Hitze.